This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Fox River, Fox River Trail and the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company along Stearns Road

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921 and 1931

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 6-88' Warren deck trusses

Warren deck truss bridge over Fox River, Fox River Trail and former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company

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This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over Old US Route 36 on the west side of Illiopolis

Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1952

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Unknown and Sangamo Construction Company of Springfield, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Terminal Railroad

Design: 150' continuous through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Old US Route 36

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This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Balmoral Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 70' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Balmoral Avenue

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This through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek on the east side of Bement

Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

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American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wabash Railroad

Design: 30' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

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This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 31

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: City of St. Charles

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1906

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Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 14' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

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